Steven Koutsis

Steven Christopher Koutsis is an American diplomat who served as the Chargé d’Affaires of Guinea between 2020 and 2022. He was a former nominee to be the United States Ambassador to Chad.

Steven Koutsis
Chargé d’Affaires of Guinea
In office
September 2020 – January 19, 2022
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded bySimon Henshaw
Chargé d’Affaires of Sudan
In office
July 7, 2016 – September 10, 2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJerry P. Lanier
(Chargé d'affaires)
Succeeded byBrian W. Shukan
(Chargé d'affaires)
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationBoston University (BA)

Early life and education

Koutsis earned a Bachelor of Arts from Boston University in 1979.[1]

Career

Koutsis is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister Counselor. His diplomatic career has involve roles as the Director of the Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Deputy Chief of Mission in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and Deputy Director in the Office of Central African Affairs. Prior assignments include service as Team Leader of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Diyala Province, Iraq, Political and Economic Counselor in Monrovia, Liberia, and Deputy Chief of Mission in Nouakchott, Mauritania.[1] Most recently, from 2016 to 2019, he served as the Charge d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan.[2] Koutsis became Chargé d’Affaires for Guinea in September 2020.[3]

On July 24, 2019, he was nominated to be the next United States Ambassador to Chad.[1] On August 1, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[5]

Personal life

Koutsis speaks French and Arabic.[1]

References
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts" White House, July 24, 2019 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Steven Koutsis - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. "Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Steven Koutsis". U.S. Embassy in Guinea. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  4. "Six Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, August 1, 2020
  5. "PN1037 - Nomination of Steven Christopher Koutsis for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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